Definition: 1. An impression that something might be the case. 2. Doubt about someone's honesty. 3. The state of being suspected. 4. Being of a suspicious nature.
Use 'suspicion' in a sentence:
1. I have a sneaking suspicion that she knows more than she's telling us.
2. He signed to them not to give vent to any cry of admiration that might rouse suspicion.
3. This government is not entirely free of suspicion.
4. An organization without trust will be full of fear and suspicion.
5. They drove away slowly to avoid arousing suspicion.
6. We left in the daytime so as not to arouse suspicion.
7. The seafarer looked at him with the suspicion of a wink.
8. If you speak standard English anywhere round our way, people tend to view you with suspicion.
9. Imagine that someone in your neighborhood broke the law, and the judge put the whole neighborhood under suspicion.
10. There was suspicion and even downright hatred between them.
11. She did not attempt to throw any suspicion upon you.
12. I have a horrible suspicion that we've come to the wrong station.
13. His furtive behaviour aroused our suspicion.
14. Suspicion clouded his face.
15. A number of doctors came under suspicion of unethical behaviour.
16. She viewed him with suspicion.
17. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
18. Suspicion and jealousy, however ill-founded, can poison a marriage.
19. I have a sneaking suspicion that she's not telling the truth.
20. Forensic evidence points the finger of suspicion firmly at him.
21. There is an increasing suspicion that all is not well for our youth.
22. What roused your suspicions?
23. This tendency in his thought is deepened by his suspicion of all Utopian political programmes.
24. He's above suspicion.
25. Anybody would suspicion us that saw us.
26. A lot of suspicion fell on her.
27. Their offer was greeted with some suspicion.
28. They were still not clear of all suspicion.
29. A slight feeling of suspicion crept over me.
30. There was a suspicion that this runner attempted to avoid the procedures for drug testing.
31. Are you prepared to go out on a limb and make your suspicions public?
32. They were divided by mutual suspicion and jealousies.
33. Skull and crossbones stickers on the drums aroused the suspicion of the customs officers.
34. I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed.
35. The whole family is currently under suspicion of her murder.
36. He was arrested on suspicion of murder.
37. We need to back that suspicion up with statistical proof.
38. His guilty expression confirmed my suspicions.
39. He still has a cloud of suspicion hanging over him.
40. He hailed this week's arms agreement but in the same breath expressed suspicion about the motivations of the United States.
41. His mouth quivered in the suspicion of a smile.
42. Suspicion kindled within her.
43. Her suspicions returned when things started going missing again.
44. His free-trade policies aroused suspicion among party stalwarts.
45. The changes were greeted with suspicion.
46. She was under arrest on suspicion of murder.
47. The more they probed into his background, the more inflamed their suspicions would become.
